MallowbyNames

Thomas vs Eric

Thomas leads today (#34 vs #273), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Thomas and Eric per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

16.2k32.4k48.6k1880192019602000ThomasEric1880: Thomas 2,534 · Eric 101881: Thomas 2,282 · Eric 91882: Thomas 2,610 · Eric 91883: Thomas 2,316 · Eric 111884: Thomas 2,572 · Eric 121885: Thomas 2,266 · Eric 161886: Thomas 2,337 · Eric 101887: Thomas 2,151 · Eric 111888: Thomas 2,449 · Eric 131889: Thomas 2,233 · Eric 211890: Thomas 2,200 · Eric 131891: Thomas 1,982 · Eric 181892: Thomas 2,413 · Eric 181893: Thomas 2,157 · Eric 131894: Thomas 2,170 · Eric 201895: Thomas 2,153 · Eric 201896: Thomas 2,088 · Eric 251897: Thomas 1,980 · Eric 301898: Thomas 2,161 · Eric 301899: Thomas 1,811 · Eric 171900: Thomas 2,556 · Eric 211901: Thomas 1,820 · Eric 251902: Thomas 2,134 · Eric 261903: Thomas 1,962 · Eric 341904: Thomas 2,057 · Eric 151905: Thomas 2,135 · Eric 231906: Thomas 2,176 · Eric 331907: Thomas 2,174 · Eric 221908: Thomas 2,301 · Eric 301909: Thomas 2,468 · Eric 331910: Thomas 2,851 · Eric 411911: Thomas 3,292 · Eric 351912: Thomas 6,087 · Eric 931913: Thomas 7,096 · Eric 1091914: Thomas 8,850 · Eric 1451915: Thomas 11,490 · Eric 1551916: Thomas 11,998 · Eric 1551917: Thomas 12,611 · Eric 1861918: Thomas 13,910 · Eric 2021919: Thomas 13,434 · Eric 1901920: Thomas 14,936 · Eric 1861921: Thomas 15,308 · Eric 1791922: Thomas 15,261 · Eric 2001923: Thomas 15,886 · Eric 1751924: Thomas 16,555 · Eric 2281925: Thomas 16,688 · Eric 2111926: Thomas 16,592 · Eric 2141927: Thomas 17,027 · Eric 2081928: Thomas 16,582 · Eric 2211929: Thomas 16,272 · Eric 2051930: Thomas 17,008 · Eric 2061931: Thomas 16,847 · Eric 2131932: Thomas 16,834 · Eric 1991933: Thomas 16,508 · Eric 2341934: Thomas 17,373 · Eric 2591935: Thomas 17,684 · Eric 2881936: Thomas 18,342 · Eric 2961937: Thomas 19,772 · Eric 2991938: Thomas 21,381 · Eric 3701939: Thomas 22,129 · Eric 4321940: Thomas 23,991 · Eric 4821941: Thomas 26,641 · Eric 7031942: Thomas 31,100 · Eric 8661943: Thomas 32,874 · Eric 1,1701944: Thomas 31,604 · Eric 1,1951945: Thomas 31,874 · Eric 1,3511946: Thomas 38,877 · Eric 1,8201947: Thomas 44,842 · Eric 2,3441948: Thomas 43,780 · Eric 2,4911949: Thomas 45,192 · Eric 2,7681950: Thomas 45,596 · Eric 3,0951951: Thomas 48,275 · Eric 3,6641952: Thomas 48,647 · Eric 3,9891953: Thomas 47,008 · Eric 3,9291954: Thomas 47,159 · Eric 4,1691955: Thomas 45,855 · Eric 4,6601956: Thomas 44,836 · Eric 5,2521957: Thomas 44,625 · Eric 6,6211958: Thomas 42,088 · Eric 8,1901959: Thomas 40,296 · Eric 9,7261960: Thomas 39,278 · Eric 10,5391961: Thomas 37,565 · Eric 11,1111962: Thomas 36,529 · Eric 12,3481963: Thomas 35,490 · Eric 13,2781964: Thomas 34,463 · Eric 14,5671965: Thomas 31,595 · Eric 16,8261966: Thomas 29,003 · Eric 16,4751967: Thomas 28,247 · Eric 17,8301968: Thomas 27,420 · Eric 18,5011969: Thomas 27,465 · Eric 20,7471970: Thomas 26,669 · Eric 23,5711971: Thomas 23,149 · Eric 22,9621972: Thomas 19,557 · Eric 22,0271973: Thomas 17,921 · Eric 20,8021974: Thomas 17,268 · Eric 20,1931975: Thomas 16,532 · Eric 19,7931976: Thomas 16,122 · Eric 21,3591977: Thomas 16,586 · Eric 20,7451978: Thomas 16,481 · Eric 19,7611979: Thomas 16,454 · Eric 20,2681980: Thomas 17,564 · Eric 22,6111981: Thomas 17,159 · Eric 20,7121982: Thomas 17,578 · Eric 19,8781983: Thomas 17,565 · Eric 20,3471984: Thomas 17,596 · Eric 20,9551985: Thomas 17,609 · Eric 20,8441986: Thomas 17,362 · Eric 19,5281987: Thomas 18,139 · Eric 20,2031988: Thomas 18,806 · Eric 20,1751989: Thomas 18,439 · Eric 18,9771990: Thomas 18,231 · Eric 19,4301991: Thomas 16,789 · Eric 18,0511992: Thomas 15,290 · Eric 16,1451993: Thomas 14,868 · Eric 14,5481994: Thomas 14,910 · Eric 13,3111995: Thomas 14,163 · Eric 12,4851996: Thomas 13,804 · Eric 11,6111997: Thomas 12,899 · Eric 10,3171998: Thomas 12,889 · Eric 9,9641999: Thomas 12,795 · Eric 9,3822000: Thomas 12,638 · Eric 9,1622001: Thomas 12,148 · Eric 8,5592002: Thomas 11,293 · Eric 7,9282003: Thomas 10,935 · Eric 7,7872004: Thomas 10,504 · Eric 7,1332005: Thomas 10,041 · Eric 6,6972006: Thomas 9,514 · Eric 6,2322007: Thomas 8,935 · Eric 5,9592008: Thomas 8,370 · Eric 5,3772009: Thomas 7,728 · Eric 4,6462010: Thomas 7,136 · Eric 4,2012011: Thomas 6,929 · Eric 3,7512012: Thomas 6,855 · Eric 3,6372013: Thomas 6,799 · Eric 3,2652014: Thomas 7,043 · Eric 3,3232015: Thomas 7,204 · Eric 3,0462016: Thomas 7,367 · Eric 2,9302017: Thomas 7,187 · Eric 2,7822018: Thomas 6,840 · Eric 2,4102019: Thomas 6,667 · Eric 2,2052020: Thomas 6,452 · Eric 1,9172021: Thomas 6,680 · Eric 1,7902022: Thomas 6,512 · Eric 1,5612023: Thomas 6,625 · Eric 1,5472024: Thomas 6,596 · Eric 1,4062025: Thomas 6,917 · Eric 1,256
ThomasEric

Head to head

ThomasEric
2025 rank
#34
#273
Babies named in 2025
6,917
1,256
Peak year
1951
1976
Trend
Declining since 1987
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
2,358,576
888,891
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